The 17-centimeter high statue with arms stretched out wide and wearing a traditional pink robe or tunic has an inscription "Yo reinaré" ("I will reign") at its base.
"[1] In 1942, after years of finishing church construction, Rizzo discovered a child Jesus statue in a nearby shop called El Vaticano.
Rizzo ordered the cross to be removed from his back and that the owner inscribe the words Yo reinaré (English: I will reign) at the base of the statue, which he brought to his new parish,[1] where he began to preach about the favors the Christ Child does for those who have faith and who help the poor.
In Colombia, Angelica met Padre Juan Pablo Rodriguez, who introduced her and her companion sisters to the shrine of the Divino Niño.
[2] A variant of their child Jesus image portrays him holding a burning heart, rather than with the traditional outstretched arms found in Bogotá.